Category Archives: Kids

Activities, Kids, People, Services, Summer Concerts, Uncategorized

Children’s Concerts

Beginning this week on Wednesday, July 27th the Mill Creek Library Park will provide the venue for the 2011 Mill Creek Summer Concert Series. These free concerts for children and their families will run on Wednesdays from 12-1 pm for the next 4 weeks.

These shows are co-spnsored by the Friends of the Mill Creek Library and the Mill Creek Parks and Recreation Department. And while this is called a concert series, don’t think of it as simply music. Over the course of the series there will be puppets, stories, stunts, skits, poetry, comedy, juggling, and opportunities for audience participation. Do tell.

The schedule:

  • Jul 27 — Buck and Elizabeth Cowboy/cowgirl themed musical experience.
  • Aug 3 — Eric Ode Music, stories, skits, poetry, props and puppets.
  • Aug 10 — Nancy Stewart National award-winning song writer and performer.
  • Aug 17 — Alex Zebre Family friendly entertainment including high energy comedy, stunts, juggling and audience participation.
Parking is available in the library parking lot & on the North side of the street off 156th St SE in Mill Creek, or you may use the lot near Azteca Restaurant across the Bothell-Everett Highway from the library. Use caution crossing the highway using the crosswalks at the controlled intersections at all times. Please and thank you. If you have any questions, please call the Mill Creek Parks and Recreation Department at 425-745-1891. Also check out their web page at www.cityofmillcreek.com and click the link for Parks and Recreation.

 

Activities, Food, Kids, People, Restaurants, Services, Uncategorized

Mill Creek Festival

Make plans to have fun this weekend with family and friends. Attend the annual Mill Creek Festival and Street Fair presented by The Mill Creek Business Association, Providence Regional Medical in Everett & North Creek Roofing. This year the festival runs Saturday July 16th and Sunday July 17th beginning at 11AM.

Parking should be a breeze this year because of the free shuttle service running continuously [ 7AM to 7PM on Saturday & 10AM to 6PM on Sunday ] between the parking lot at Jackson High School and the North end of the Mill Creek Festival site.

Highlights include favorites such as the Pet Plaza, the Kids Korner, Arts & Crafts, Main Stage and Community Stage entertainment, Beer Garden, non-profit and commercial booths. There will be food booths in addition to the many dining options throughout Mill Creek.

Returning this year after being sorely missed last year is a car show! This year the Rod-Tiques — a Premier Northwest car club, will produce the classic car event for the festival. While in the past festival car shows have featured Chevrolet Corvettes or Ford Mustangs, Rod-Tiques open their shows to any special interest auto. Car enthusiasts can expect to see just about anything, from wild customs to lovingly restored models from the 40’s through the 60’s at their showroom best. Car show is Sunday July 17 8AM-4PM.

Pet Plaza Highlights: Boeing Explosives K9 Team, Seattle Fly Dogs, Washington Fish & Game Karnelian Bear Dog, Snohomish County Fire Detection Dog. Check festival website for schedule. www.millcreekfestival.com

Main Stage: The Edsels, Rhythm Nation, Dana Osborn Band, Kellee Bradley, Superfecta, and Big Dog Revue.

Kids Korner: Little Gym, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Mill Creek Tennis Club, Uncle Stinky’s Magic and Novelties, Gold Creek Community Church and Dance Elite.

Community Stage: Local artists such as White Tiger Martial Arts, Applause Studio Solos, Gold Creek Trio, Zumba, “So So Suessical the Mini Musical”, Kidz Mix with Blake, and Uncle Stinky’s Magic. Do tell.

For more information and details about parking/shuttle, schedules, sponsors visit: www.millcreekfestival.com or www.facebook.com/millcreekfestival

 

Activities, Food, Kids, People, Restaurants, Summer Concerts, Uncategorized, Weather and ambience

Music Mid-Week

As we all know, Summer in Western Washington begins not on June 21st, but on July 5th! So it’s only fitting that the Music Mid-Week in Mill Creek Summer Concert Series should begin on July 6th.

This popular concert series is back thanks to the generous donations from North Creek Roofing, Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Windermere Real Estate, Windermere Mortgage Services, Azul, Central Market, City of Mill Creek, Rotary of Mill Creek and Mill Creek Business Association. Do tell.

Cherry-Cherry —a Neil Diamond Tribute band will kick-off the series this Wednesday, July 6th from 6-8PM at The Forum at Creekside Village, located at the Northend of the Town Center between The Blazing Onion, Capri – Ristorante Italiano, Firestation Deli and the Muddy Buddy Dogwash. For more information about Cherry-Cherry visit www.cherrycherryband.com

Music Mid-Week will continue every Wednesday 6-8 PM through August 31st with the following schedule:

  • July 13 Ventura Highway Revisited — 60’s & 70’s Classic Hits
  • July 20 Hyah Visions — Reggae
  • July 27 Sly MY Y — Classic Rock
  • Aug 3 All Mixed Up — 80’s Tribute
  • Aug 10 Jake Bergevin and Javatown Swing Orchestra — Big Band Era Swing Night
  • Aug 17 Gold Rush — Oldies Hits
  • Aug 24 Bump Kitchen — Funk/Blues
  • Aug 31 Creme Tangerine — Beatles Tribute

Performers are subject to change without notice. Visit www.millcreektowncenter.biz for the latest updates.

There is sure to be something for everyone. So, make plans to come down to Mill Creek early,  enjoy some food and  beverage at any of the great restaurants, then head over to The Forum for a fun evening of unique entertainment.

 

 

Activities, Kids, People, Sports, Uncategorized

Run of the Mill 5K

Are you registered? Got the good shoes? Are you warmed up? What are you waiting for? Get ready for the 26th Annual Columbia Funding Mortgage Run of the Mill 5K to be held on Saturday July 9th. The event will take place in Mill Creek Town Center located at 15418 Main Street, Mill Creek, WA 98012. There will be free parking offsite and shuttle service to & from located at McCollum Park Park & Ride. For complete information and online registration visit:  www.mcrunofthemill.com

It’s hard to believe that the Mill Creek community has been the scene of this popular 5K Run for 26 years. Where do the years go?  Steve Knox, owner of Columbia Funding Mortgage, stepped in to organize and sponsor the Run of the Mill in 2006 when the previous organizer was ready to pass the torch. He solicited support from the running community, and with help from some amazing UW student-athletes, the Run of the Mill took on a new life as a charitable event.

Steve and wife, Linda have been the driving force behind this event with the help of hundreds of volunteers, many wonderful community sponsors, and thousands of runners.

Speaking of volunteers, maybe you don’t want to run or walk, but you would like to participate. Many volunteers are needed. Contact Volunteer Coordinator, Liz Frederickson at lizfrederickson@gmail.com

Last year $43,500 was raised for the Linda Baltzell Cancer Patient Assistance Fund and local high school running programs and scholarships. This year, the fundraising goal has been more than doubled to $100,000 all to support local people battling cancer and to support other local charities that provide hope and make a difference in people’s lives. In addition, funds will go to youth sports. It is the desire of organizers to encourage youth in our community to participate in sports, and in doing so,  encourage them to develop a  lifelong active and healthy lifestyle. Do tell.

Additional things to remember: 100% of entry fees go to charity, there are great prizes, Mill Creek is a beautiful place to run, it’s kid friendly, and there are great restaurants and shops to visit after your race.

Title Sponsor and Organizer: Columbia Funding Mortgage

Amazing Community Sponsors: Run26 • Central Market • Mill Creek Family Practice • Mill Creek Foot and Ankle Clinic • La Palmera • Waste Management-NW • Outer Edge Crossfit • AAA • Sayenko Design • People’s Bank • Louis Torres-Windermere Real Estate • Vertafore • Laughing Buddha Yoga Studio • City of Mill Creek • Mill Creek Town Center. Please thank these sponsors for their contributions—patronize these businesses.

Pictures & information obtained from the Run of the Mill 5K website:  www.mcrunofthemill.com

Activities, Books, Kids, Uncategorized

Junie B. Jones

June 7th the University Book Store will play host to June B. Jones® and the Stupid Smelly Bus Tour.

Who is Junie B Jones? She is the protaganist of the series of beginning reader chapter books written by Barbara Park for the 6-8 year old crowd. We first meet Junie B. Jones in “The Stupid Smelly Bus” (first book in the series, published in 1992) when she is a kindergartner riding the bus for the first time to school. She hates the bus because  “Her friend , Lucille tells her ‘she will get chocolate milk poured on her.'”

The Stupid Smelly Bus Tour is the 8th annual national tour launched by Random House Children’s Books, to bring Junie B. live and in person to 15 cities across the country to meet her fans. Do tell.

So come to the Mill Creek University Book Store at 4pm on July 7th and join the one and only Junie B. Jones and Mr. Woo for a Trunk of Junk interactive show and tell presentation. Then, stick around to say hello!

Have your books stamped. A signing ticket is required. Ask a Ubookstore staff member for all the details. 425 • 385 • 3530

Activities, Kids, People, Uncategorized

Superhero in the Parks

Mill Creek Parks and Recreation has come up with a great way to get Mill Creek Residents out to discover & visit all the parks in the City. They are launching The Hunt for Mill Creek’s Superhero on June 27, 2011.

Each week for 6 weeks, an 8½ X 11 photo of the aforementioned Superhero [He’s wearing a bright blue jumpsuit with red boots and red/white trim] will be placed at each of the parks, one each week. It will be hidden, but shouldn’t be too difficult to find. You will find clues to the park of the week and a map of all the parks on the city website to help you. www.cityofmillcreek.com

So what you do is, you find and visit the park of the week, find the Superhero photo, take a picture of yourself with the photo and email it along with your name and address to: parksandrec@cityofmillcreek.com

Each week that you send in a photo of yourself with Superhero, your name will be entered into a drawing for prizes to be given out beginning July 6th. To give you a head start, the first clue is: “A bookworm would like this park!”

This contest is open to Mill Creek Residents Only. Sounds like a fun activity for young & old and is a good way to discover parts of Mill Creek you’ve never been to or haven’t visited in a while. Do tell.

Food, Kids, People, Restaurants, Uncategorized

National Doughnut Day this Friday!

This year National Doughnut Day will fall on Friday, June 3rd. National Doughnut Day is always held on the first Friday in June in honor of the Salvation Army “Lassies” of World War I.

During WWI, Salvation Army “Lassies” were sent to the front lines of Europe. These brave volunteers made home cooked meals, i.e. doughnuts, and provided a morale boost to the troops. The original Salvation Army Doughnut was first served by the Salvation Army in 1917. Salvation Army lassies were the only women outside of military personnel allowed to visit the front lines. Lt. Colonel Helen Purviance is considered the Salvation Army’s “first doughnut girl”.

The American infantrymen were commonly called doughboys, and we’re talking about doughnuts so you might wonder if one got their name from the other. In my research, while I found some discussion about a connection, I found no definitive answer as to a connection between doughnut and doughboy.  Both had been to referred to by their respective nicknames for years before World War I.

In any case, the National Doughnut Day “holiday” was established in Chicago in 1938 by the Chicago Salvation Army as both a much needed fundraiser during the Great Depression and to honor the many volunteers, those Lassies,  who cooked food, including doughnuts for thousands of soldiers overseas. Do tell.

On National Doughnut Day, look to see if your local doughnut shop, or other organizations, are offering free donuts to solicit donations for the Salvation Army or for another needy cause. If you find them, please be generous.

In Mill Creek,  Frost-Doughnuts Evolved is having a doughnut eating contest. How many do you think you can eat in 2 minutes? The contest will be held from 4-6 PM [ I suggest you skip breakfast & lunch and just forget about dinner! ] and there will be winners in three age categories.  http://www.frostology.com/

Rival doughnut shop, Top Pot – across the parking lot- inside the University Bookstore, will also honor National Doughnut Day. They are partnering with Northwest Harvest to spread doughnut-y cheer. Representatives from Northwest Harvest will be at all of the Top Pot Cafes including the one in Mill Creek from 6AM until Noon collecting donations of non-perishable food items. They will also have “tons” of fun giveaways at the cafe throughout the day.  http://www.toppotdoughnuts.com/

Books, Kids, People, Services, Shopping, Uncategorized

Friends of the Library have a Sale

This Saturday June 4th, The Mill Creek Library Branch of the Sno-Isle Library System will host a book sale. This annual sale is put on by the Mill Creek Friends of the Library group. 

So come down between 10AM and 3PM and check it out. According to the official flyer there will be business books, cookbooks, books for children and lots of romance. Most items will be priced from 25 cents to $1 and prices will be marked down after 2PM. So, get there early for the best selection, or if you like to live on the edge, wait until after 2!

The following is an excerpt from the Friends of the Library web page:

“The Friends of the Mill Creek Library is a nonprofit organization which offers opportunities to volunteers to join in planning programs, library grants, and library furnishings. Anyone interested in our library and the people who support it is welcome to meetings, which are held from 9 to 10 am on the second Wednesday of the month from September through June, at the library.

The library is at 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway.  Phone: (425) 337-4822.

We support and fund monthly book meetings and provide essential support to the Mill Creek library.” Do tell.

For more information visit: http://www.sno-isle.org/?ID=1305

Activities, Kids, People, Uncategorized

Eggstravaganza!

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This Saturday, April 23rd beginning at 10:30 AM join the fun at Heatherwood MiddleEaster Basket School Football Field for the annual Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt! Presented by the City of Mill Creek Parks and Recreation and sponsored by numerous community event sponsors, this event is *Free for kids – aged 1 year old through fifth grade – accompanied by parents/guardians. [*Please bring a non-perishable food item or a new or gently used clean blanket to donate.]

The Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt will go on rain or shine and will begin at 10:30AM with face-painting and balloon animals. Then at 11:00 1 to 4 year olds will begin their hunt. Kindergarteners through fifth grade children will follow at 11:30. After the hunt there will be music and a special visit from the Easter Bunny! Do tell.

Heatherwood Middle School football field –  1419-Trillium Blvd Mill Creek, WA 98012

A big thank you to all the community event sponsors: Gold Friends of Mill Creek Library, ABBA International, Doggy Haven Resort, Nancy’s Noah’s Ark, Mill Creek Rotary, Windermere-Mill Creek, Central Market, Sullivan Orthodontics, Waste Management. Silver Copiers Etcetera Inc, Frost Doughnuts, Just2Dads Insurance, The Little Gym-Alderwood, The Goddard School, Budget Blinds Mill Creek,  Bronze People’s Bank, Donaldson Clinic, Jet City Pizza In-Kind Starbuck’s, Applebee’s, Skyhawk Sports Academy, Mill Creek Living Magazine, The Journey Church, and Canyon Creek Church.

Activities, Kids, Services, Uncategorized

Easter Egg Hunt for Teens

Friday April 15th the City of Mill Creek Parks and Recreation Department is hosting, and that means free, the second annual Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt! Teens from 6th to 12th grades are invited. It starts at 7:30 and goes until 8:00PM. There will be free candy and prizes. To participate you will need a signed waiver form, which you can download/print from the City of Mill Creek website, a flashlight and a bag for all the loot you collect.

So, it should be a lot of fun. Come to the Heatherwood Middle School Gymnasium located at 1419 Trillium Blvd SE in Mill Creek, Wa 98012. Don’t forget to bring the signed participation waiver!

Full details and the form can be found at www.cityofmillcreek.com The contact phone number is 425 • 745 • 1891

This event is supported by our great community sponsors: Mill Creek Youth Advisory Board, Azteca Restaurant, Boston’s Restaurant, Burgermaster, Central Market, Color Me Mine, Dairy Queen, Elle Marie Hair Studio, Feel Artistic, Fred Meyer, French Nails, Frida’s Mexican Restaurant, Garlic Jim’s, Great Clips, Lowes, McDonald’s, Papa Murphy’s, Patty’s Eggnest, QFC, Rite Aid, Safeway, Shari’s Restaurant, Skinny Dip Yogurt, Smart Eats, Staples, Starbuck’s, The Split End Salon, Subway and Top Pot Doughnuts.